Prices at 4 hospitals in Denver, CO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $451 — 42% above the US median ($318), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | Denver, CO | $149 | $242 | ★ 3/5 | 208 min | — |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $151 | $140 | — | — | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose | Denver, CO | $752 | $444 | ★ 4/5 | 130 min | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's | Denver, CO | $917 | $527 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $451 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $589 list price could save about $138 (23%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Denver
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Moon, M.D, M.P.H. | Neurology | Denver, CO | 207 |
| Pranav Periyalwar, M.D. | Gastroenterology | Denver, CO | 203 |
| Daniel Barry, MD | Internal Medicine | Denver, CO | 149 |
| Jeffrey Trouchon, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Denver, CO | 146 |
| Minisha Kochar, MD | Cardiology | Denver, CO | 128 |
| Ikue Nakayama, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Denver, CO | 124 |
| Joy Miccio, RN | Nurse Practitioner | Denver, CO | 108 |
| Howard Weinberger, MD | Cardiology | Denver, CO | 107 |
| Raphael Sung, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Denver, CO | 104 |
| Alexander Feldman, MD | Neurology | Denver, CO | 101 |
| Andrew Freeman, MD | Cardiology | Denver, CO | 99 |
| Jennifer Jarvie, M.D. | Cardiology | Denver, CO | 96 |
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